Born in Munich, Herber was also an accomplished single skater, winning the German nationals three times, from 1933 to 1935. She skated for the Münchner EV (Munich EV) club.[2]
Skating with Baier, she won seven national titles, five European titles, and four World titles, in addition to their Olympic gold. Herber later sold her Olympic gold medal and donated the money to survivors of the Holocaust.[3] The pair performed several side-by-side jumps, including side-by-side Axel jumps at the 1934 Championships, likely the first side-by-side Axels competed by a pair at an ISU championship.[4]: 120–121 They also developed a 'Baier lift', which was similar to a twist lift but lacking a release of Herber into the air.[4]: 135
Herber and Baier married after their skating career ended in 1940. They had three children. After World War II they skated in ice shows; they created their own, which was later sold to Holiday on Ice.[1] In 1964 they were divorced. She worked as a coach, then supported by public welfare and the "Deutsche Sporthilfe" (German Sport help organisation), she moved to Oberau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria.[3] Some years later Herber and Baier remarried, but they divorced again.
